Registrar expanding number of domains that can be sold in its aftermarket.
GoDaddy is vastly expanding the number of top level domain names that can be sold on its aftermarket starting tomorrow.
The company will add the capability to sell domains under 435 top level domains. 230 will be gTLDs that were previously blocked from listing and the rest are country code domain names.
Customers will be able to list domains directly on GoDaddy Auctions or through Afternic. For now, Afternic syndication to GoDaddy will only be to its auction platform. However, GoDaddy is quickly working to syndicate these to the purchase path with fast-transfer as well. When fast transfer is enabled, it will only be for GoDaddy-to-GoDaddy transfers at first.
GoDaddy currently only enables fast transfer for .com, .net, .org, .info and .co domain names.
For new top level domain name listings, sellers will only be able to list domain names that renew at the top level domain’s standard prices. Premium renewals will not be allowed.
A serious and much needed boost to the nTLD aftermarket, this additional channel will bring more liquidity options for sure.
Progress. That’s good news.
Good news!
Hey all, wanted to let you know that we are now live with the new gTLDs as of last night.
Great! I expect many of us will be giving it a try at GoDaddy Auctions and Afternic.
Handling the new TLDs will be a challenge for market places for some time, probably. Certain nTLDs still cause Sedo to choke so that domains cannot be uploaded for sale.
…Then again if I can’t buy and sell the premium names, then I won’t be trying anything out.
A first step, but a long way from meaningful progress. Until GoDaddy can figure out a way to list the “premium renewals” it hasn’t really solved the problem.
The premium renewal names are the ones that are being bought and sold. GoDaddy, please hire some staff who can figure this one out.